Maia Song Contest 11

The Maia Song Contest 11 was the eleventh edition of the Maia Song Contest. It was hosted in Cionova after their victory in the previous edition with the song Modern Day Frankenstein by Lucy Spraggan.

Location
CTV and the MBU announced the conditions under which cities and venues could announce their interest in hosting the contest. Host venue
 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for the rehearsal period before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 3,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Semi-final allocation order
Pots were previously used from the third to the fifth edition, and were based off of overall performance. Pots are now decided based off of individual countries' voting patterns in the previous editions.

Semi Final 1
Playlist available here. Recap available here.

Full scoreboard here.

Cionova, Kaohportia and Kashykia voted in this semi-final.

Semi Final 2
Playlist available here. Recap available here.

Full scoreboard here.

Metrocka and Lussantia voted in this semi-final.

Grand Final
Playlist available here.

Full scoreboard here.

Voting and spokespersons

 * Kat Dennings
 * Nikki Grahame
 * Emma Roberts
 * Bebe Rexha
 * Lexi Salazar (Greenforestian representative in the ninth edition as part of the band Eclipses For Eyes)
 * Timmy Thick
 * John Krasinski
 * Savannah O'Reilly
 * Lizzy Plapinger (Leodian representative in the ninth edition as part of the duo MS MR)
 * Holly Willoughby
 * VAZ
 * Jai Stevens
 * Martine McCutcheon
 * Jay Foreman
 * Petra Mede
 * Lexi Salazar (Greenforestian representative in the ninth edition as part of the band Eclipses For Eyes)
 * Timmy Thick
 * John Krasinski
 * Savannah O'Reilly
 * Lizzy Plapinger (Leodian representative in the ninth edition as part of the duo MS MR)
 * Holly Willoughby
 * VAZ
 * Jai Stevens
 * Martine McCutcheon
 * Jay Foreman
 * Petra Mede
 * Jai Stevens
 * Martine McCutcheon
 * Jay Foreman
 * Petra Mede
 * Jay Foreman
 * Petra Mede
 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson
 * Betty White
 * Daz Black
 * Raluka (Samavian representative in the eighth edition)
 * Peggy Glenn
 * Rebecca Mader
 * Lee Lin Chin
 * Peggy Glenn
 * Rebecca Mader
 * Lee Lin Chin
 * Rebecca Mader
 * Lee Lin Chin
 * Rebecca Mader
 * Lee Lin Chin
 * Lee Lin Chin

Comments made by Harrinian delegation
On 11 August 2017, a statement was made by the Harrinian Head of Delegation Harrine Bravin Grybb wherein she accused the contest of failing to tackle internal bullying, also stating that it had been orchestrated by members of the MBU Council, who rejected these claims as "absolutely, objectively false" in a press conference. On top of this, she declared that the contest had lost its sense of friendship and unity. The country is expected to withdraw from the contest in the twelfth edition due to the aforementioned reasons, and it is currently unknown whether a return in the future is likely. Temekylopia is also expected to withdraw in support, with TSBN backing the Harrinian claims.

Floweki workers' strike and disqualification
On 23 August 2017, a few days before the transmission of the grand final, the Floweki broadcaster FBN was faced with being taken off air following industrial action by the majority of the network's workers over a major pay dispute. As a result, it is currently unknown whether or not the broadcaster will be able to broadcast the final, which would be a major violation of contest rules. A spokesperson for the MBU Council has stated that they are in contact with the broadcaster, hoping to find a solution to the problem. It is understood that the network would face sanctions following failure to broadcast the final, thus nullifying their ability to cast votes. On 25 August 2017, FBN was still off-air and as a result could not broadcast the final nor cast votes. The MBU has confirmed that sanctions will be enacted in response.

Interruption of votes during final
During the presentation of the votes of the final, with only a few countries left to vote, the results continued on to Vitirié, however, before the hosts could connect with the country, there was a sudden power outage in the stadium. This caused a brief panic in the audience, and workers scrambled to fix the issue, which was solved shortly after. After the show had concluded, investigation discovered that it was not an accident that caused the outage, but instead the work of a person. Further investigation was started, and soon, the morning after the show, reporters on the scene saw police take Emionian "popular" singer Anna Book into custody. Book had sneaked into the venue and made her way to the central power room, where she cut off all electricity to the stadium. After investigating the power room itself, authorities claim they found Book in a closet close to the room, where she had hidden after committing her crime, but unfortunately got stuck due to her size. Book is currently under questioning by police in Cionova and is expected to have a court date set shortly.

In April 2018, the Vitirese broadcaster RVV finally made a statement regarding this incident, stating that they believe this was a "symbolic attack against darkwave music" and that Book may have been paid by deranged fans of the contest to cause the power outage, in order to tarnish Vitirié's image. Lisa Gerrard, one of the members of Dead Can Dance, allegedly responded by laughing off the allegations and instead calling Book a psychopath.

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Maia Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. The MBU will issue an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members.

Active MBU countries

 * – Respublika had initially chosen Cascada as their representative in Maia Song Contest 11. However, after her song "Evacuate The Dancefloor" was disqualified for not fitting the rules of the contest, the MBU asked the country to change song. They refused and ultimately withdrew from the contest.


 * – It was initially rumoured that the country would withdraw from the contest following a string of poor results and falling viewing figures, with this ultimately being confirmed by the broadcaster at a later date. It is not yet known whether or not the country intends to return in another edition.


 * – A representative of the EOU has stated that Urtistan would not compete anymore in the contest, not due to Che'nelle's non-qualification in #10, but due to the recession of the Tiv currency. Additionally, the HoD of Urtistan has stated that the broadcaster's MBU membership will be revoked, and will not receive anymore MBU programming.